"The current legislation … discriminates against tenants that have pets in their home and are trying to find affordable housing in this market which is honestly quite dismal when it comes to availability," Jordan Reichert told All Points West host Robyn Burns.

"It's very rare to find good places at an affordable price."

In Ontario, Reichert said, landlords cannot ban a tenant from bringing in a pet in most cases.

He says a blanket ban on pets also causes problems for the SPCA, which receives about 1,500 animals every year which are abandoned for housing-related reasons.